Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in recent weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.82/cwt on 3,463 head.

Average price

$165.82

3,463 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$11.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.82

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	166.61	1,049	3,231
Medium and Large 1-2	619	154.73	958	232

One grade step is worth $11.88/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3,463 hd

165.82

—

NE average8 barns · 12,434 hd

159.00

+6.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

68 lots · USDA AMS · Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	636	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,005	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	602	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,041	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	746	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,201	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	453	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	908	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	195.72/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,049	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	441	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,010	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	218.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	834	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	995	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	178.68/cwt	175.00–181.25	1,195	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	611.15/cwt	550.00–650.00	1,913	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	157.48/cwt	155.00–159.75	1,312	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	209.37/cwt	207.00–211.50	1,011	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	291	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	170.84/cwt	168.25–171.50	1,276	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	2,810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	193.36/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,125	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	439	220.55/cwt	220.50–221.00	968	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,123	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	733	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,319	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	184.36/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,130	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	545	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,120	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	935	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	136.86/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,198	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	170.36/cwt	170.00–170.50	908	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	165.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	944	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	674	150.09/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,012	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	977	531
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	198.24/cwt	196.50–200.00	858	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	814	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,123	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	727	147.76/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,074	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	163.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,012	328
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,012	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	378	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	714	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	656	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	954	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	179.21/cwt	175.00–181.50	912	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	358	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	616	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	156.15/cwt	155.00–157.25	1,120	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	175.86/cwt	174.00–181.00	839	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	713	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	533.95/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,479	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	146.03/cwt	143.00–147.50	1,189	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	142.76/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,135	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	158.61/cwt	158.00–159.00	915	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,167	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	142.65/cwt	141.50–144.50	1,050	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	206.08/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,290	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	893	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	185.30/cwt	184.50–186.00	882	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	863	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,303	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,138	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	142.69/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,234	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	354	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	853	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	217.91/cwt	213.50–219.75	1,109	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	542	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,027	13

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Apr 30, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 5,518Last week 3,390Year ago 1,937

First reported sale in recent weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	636	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	602	173.00	173.00
64	—	476	184.50–186.00	185.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	875	135.00–137.00	136.86
21	—	533	170.00–170.50	170.36
200	—	571	162.00–167.00	165.38
153	—	674	148.00–152.00	150.09
141	—	814	138.00	138.00
115	—	727	146.50–149.00	147.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
531	—	514	190.00	190.00
224	—	433	196.50–200.00	198.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
328	—	620	160.00–165.00	163.15
200	—	592	171.00	171.00
39	—	509	175.00–181.50	179.21
339	—	717	155.00–157.25	156.15
67	—	477	174.00–181.00	175.86
55	—	363	196.50	196.50
164	—	814	143.00–147.50	146.03
105	—	795	142.00–144.00	142.76
6	—	373	700.00	700.00
134	—	865	139.00–144.00	142.69
39	—	435	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	378	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	656	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	358	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	181.00	181.00
8	—	306	585.00	585.00
37	—	277	500.00–560.00	533.95
30	—	577	158.00–159.00	158.61
31	—	736	141.50–144.50	142.65
14	—	619	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	394	186.00	186.00
13	—	546	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	760	153.50	153.50
39	—	863	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	746	161.00	161.00
35	—	453	200.50	200.50
6	—	533	183.00	183.00
32	—	645	176.50	176.50
8	—	583	185.50	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	536	195.00–196.00	195.72
7	—	757	162.00	162.00
55	—	382	215.00–220.00	218.44
170	—	669	175.00–181.25	178.68
201	—	833	155.00–159.75	157.48
47	—	483	207.00–211.50	209.37
176	—	747	168.25–171.50	170.84
6	—	358	785.00	785.00
46	—	582	188.00–194.00	193.36
27	—	613	182.50–188.00	184.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	441	229.00	229.00
33	—	626	202.00–207.00	206.08
38	—	354	241.00	241.00
260	—	509	213.50–219.75	217.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	554	177.00	177.00
29	—	670	165.00	165.00
21	—	313	550.00–650.00	611.15
7	—	404	192.50	192.50
12	—	628	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	450	221.00	221.00
99	—	439	220.50–221.00	220.55
38	—	552	203.50	203.50
90	—	733	180.00	180.00
15	—	545	205.50	205.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	291	675.00	675.00
14	—	545	179.00	179.00
24	—	465	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	542	189.50	189.50

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